After the invasion of Makkalet, the Living Tarim was discovered by Conan to be in fact a diseased, inbred imbecile. The soldiers of Turan accidentally killed the Tarim with arrows, while the Cimmerian Conan fled his chamber. Prince Yezdigerd nevertheless celebrated his victory with a parade, marching the robed figure of the Tarim through the city, while only he and Sulimar knew underneath the robes a skeleton was all that remained.[7]